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CAN I PLEASE GET SOME HELP? You accidentally spilled an unknown liquid on a lab bench. It spreads out across the lab bench and quickly
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CAN I PLEASE GET SOME HELP?
You accidentally spilled an unknown liquid on a lab bench. It spreads out across the lab bench and quickly evaporates. What can you infer about the structure of the molecules? Explain your reasoning.
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2021-08-31T07:45:09+00:00
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Answer:
See note under explanation
Explanation:
That the particles have mostly non-polar structures or, have a very low degree of electronegativity (i.e. very low or no attractive interactions) so that particle – particle interaction favors the gas phase when not in an equilibrium based environment. That is, a closed container of liquid were liquid phase is in equilibrium with gas phase. However, when not in a closed container; i.e., spilled, particles evaporate rapidly moving into the gas phase from liquid phase.
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